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Year 4 Mexico Day – The History of Mexico!

Mexico Day 2019!

To understand the significance of the Aztecs in Mexico:

The children have learned all about the Aztec people today as part of Mexico Day. They have discovered that the Aztecs were a fierce tribe of warriors, who arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the 13th Century. They fought many battles against neighbouring tribes, and built a powerful empire.

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/aztecs/

To understand why Spanish is the official language of Mexico:

Moving forward through history, the children discovered that in the 16th century, Europeans began to explore the ‘New World’ and began to conquer countries in the Americas for economic gains. Mexico was one of such countries, and was seized by Hernan Cortes in 1521.

Bronze:

  1. What did the Aztecs eat? Describe what an Aztec’s breakfast, lunch and dinner could be.
  2. True or false? The Aztecs used money in exchange for goods at the market. Prove it!

Silver: 

  1. What did the Aztecs do for fun? Describe the rules of the ball games they used to play.

Gold:

  1. Describe why the Aztec period ended, and the events leading up to this.

Greater Depth:

  1. How are Aztec Art and Religion linked? Can you give examples?

 

53 responses to “Year 4 Mexico Day – The History of Mexico!”

  1. Bayleigh M.

    1. They eat maze , chilly peppers , beans , squash, Avacardo , poetateos , coco beans.
    They will eat poetatoes with a hint of peppers.
    Silver
    They will play a ball game
    The rules and that they will use priserners to play the game
    Who ever loses will get killed to make the god happy

    Rhema and Bayleigh

  2. Malaika L.

    1.) Aztecs eat avocado/beans/Maize/Chili Pepers/tomato
    It is false because they didn’t have any money and they would trade there money to other
    people.
    Silver: they use to play ball games.
    Gold: They stoped in the 1990s
    By malika and saffiyah

  3. Hamza A.

    Bronze
    1.The aztecs ate vegetables like beans,Maize, chilli pepper 🌶
    2. False because they exchange for food
    Silver
    1. They played ball games for fun,you could only use your knees,hips and your elbows
    Gold
    1. The Aztec period ended because the Spain people invaded the Aztecs
    Arina and Hamza

  4. Sabah S.

    Bronze
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    Aztecs ate Chilli Peppers,Maize/Sweetcorn,Avacado,Tomatoes,Beans,Potatoes and Squash.
    They ate a healthy,scrumptious salad.🥗
    False because they trade food. 🥘
    Silver
    __________________________________________________________________________
    They played ball games.🎾

  5. Harroop S.

    Bronze
    1. The Aztec eat beans, corn, squash, tomato,potatoes, avocado, pepper and peanuts.
    2.It is false because farmers give food to exchange corn.
    Silver
    1.aztecs play a ballgame. You can only use your hips, shoulders, elbows and knees.
    Gold :
    1. The Aztec period ended because lot of the English people was greedy and found Mexico and invaded it.

  6. Umar H.

    Bronze
    1.For breakfasts they have hot chocolate ,for lunch they have corn and avocado and for dinner they have mashed potatoes and beans
    2.False because they trade food

    Silver
    (1) They have to pass a rubber ball through the hole and you’re not allowed to kick it or throw it.

    Gold
    (1) The Spanish people took over.

  7. Laylah M.

    Silver
    1.You are not aloud to use your hands feet.
    2.You are onley aloud to use your al,nees and hips.
    Gold

  8. Ridwan U.

    Ridwan and Tymon

    Bronze
    .corn and beans for breakfast
    .squash potato and tomato for lunch
    .avacado chilli and squash and corn for dinner.

    They never payed money infant they only gave food for food

    Silver
    The one who won would play more the ones who lost would be killed

    Gold.
    The period ended because the Europeans Spanish people were greedy.

  9. Mohammed A.

    Bronze
    1.The aztecs ate pepper,potato,tomato,beans,avacodo, corns and coco beans.
    2.It is false because they exchange for food.
    Silver
    1.The aztecs played ball games for fun.The rules are you have to use you’re elbows,knees and hips.You cant use youre hands or you’re feet.If you lose you die.
    Gold
    The aztecs ended by the sapanians taking over Mexico.
    Greater Deaph
    Aztec art was often made mainly for religious.
    Aayan and Ibrahim

  10. Esha A.

    Bronze.
    They eat maize
    Chilli pepper 🌶
    Beans
    Coca beans
    Avacdo
    Potato 🥔
    Squash
    Temotos 🍅
    Quinoa

  11. Mishal N.

    by Mishal,lisa

  12. Mishal N.

    Bronze
    They eat beans, Chillis,pepper,tomatoes,and 🥑 ,squash 🥔 Quinoa

  13. Muhammed A.

    Bronze
    1. They eat tomatos,beans , corn and chilli pepper.
    2. It is false because at that time there was no money.

    Silver
    1. The game is called Ulama and the rules are if your out you die and if you win your a prisoner.

    Gold
    1. In 1549 Spanish invaders came and killed them.

    Greater depth
    1. Its about the three symbols.

    AbdullahAb and AbdullahAn.

  14. Xavier M.

    Beans,squash,corn, tomatoes and potato
    Silver
    The rules are that
    That people play ball game and they use elbows,knees and hips 2 and if they lose they be killed
    Gold.
    The Aztecs period ended because the Spanish invaded them.
    Greater Depth
    The Aztec art was very posh and value so they decided to make lots of things out of it so then Pottery began and was a bit faster so the rich Aztecs could have rich homes and decorated houses.

  15. Roma M.

    They eat Maize and chocolate milk and at lunch time chilli pepper and tomato 🍅 in dinner time potato 🥔 and beans and Avacdo 🥑 and for there drink was squash

    1. Roma M.

      Roma and Alisha

    2. Safwan U.

      Bronz
      1.they eat corn and dogs
      2.false beacuse they trade and they hav prezdent and make shore that they don’t fite.

  16. Rahima D.

    They ate squash,tomatoes ,potatoes, coco beans, a avocado 🥑 chilli pepper 🌶.
    The could of had maize 🌽 for breakfast avocado 🥑 tomato 🍅 and potato 🥔 for lunch and squash and beans for dinner
    False because the Aztec people didn’t have money 💵 💴💰 they exchanged for other things.

    The Aztec played ball games the rule is that there are two rings and you have to try get the ball in the rings with your elbows knees and hips. Prisoners are more likely to play this game and if they lose they get killed.

    The Aztec period ended because the Europeans Spanish people were greedy and they wanted the land to there self and the precious gold and there land

    There art and religion linked because they painted there gods

    1. Rahima D.

      Elyas and Rahima

  17. Kia J.

    Bronze
    For breakfast you would have advcado,beans.

    For lunch they would have corn,tamatos

    For dinner chilli peppers,poataes.

    For desert they would have squash,coco beans.

    Silver
    For fun they played games if they lost the people would kill them.

    Gold
    It ended because the Spanish people took over

    Kia, siddra

  18. Yalda N.

    Bronze by Asilah & Yalda
    1.The Aztecs ate yummy sweet corn, coloured beans, delicious coco beans,dripping squash, fresh avocado, raw potatoes, juicy tomatoes spicy chilly pepper and the rich people had the first version of warmhot chocolate 🍫.
    2. No because they swap and the judge’s always check.
    Silver
    The Aztec’s played ball game’s for fun.
    If they were playing Bally ball they will have to unsmooth hipp, there pointy elbows and ness.
    Gold
    The period ended because the people from Spain had weapons and couldn’t fight so the spanish people took over there wonderful land for all their presious things they had.

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